I do two things. I design mobile computers and I study brains.
You know what, we don't know diddley squat about brains and no one has a clue how these things work, so don't believe what anyone tells you.
Prediction is not just one of the things your brain does. It is the primary function of the neo-cortex, and the foundation of intelligence.
We are our brains. My brain is talking to your brain; our bodies are hanging along for the ride.
Our bodies are hanging along for the ride, but my brain is talking to your brain. And if we want to understand who we are and how we feel and perceive, we really understand what brains are.